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The processes for consents to transactions concerning leases are more expeditious. All
transactions concerning leases must have the state's consent under SECTION 13 of the Conversion Act.
The consents are available only in the head office of the ministry. No consents from chiefs or district
authorities are necessary. The structure of consent fees at various periods from 1985 to newly
proposed rates for 1994 are summarized in table 2.1.
Table 2.1: Structure of revenue of the Lands Department: Consent application fees$
|
Year |
Assign/sell transfer |
Sublease |
Mortgage/ |
Subdivide |
|
101 /01 /85 |
K100 |
K100 |
K50 |
K50 |
|
01/01/88 |
i) K100 for CMV below ii) K300 for CMV between iii) K500 for CMV above |
i) K100 for annual rent ii) K300 for annual rent iii) K500 for annual rent above K30,000._________ |
K100 |
K100 |
|
01/01/91 |
i) K300 for CMV ii) K600 for CMV between iii) K1,000 for CMV above |
i) K600 for annual rent ii) K600 for annual rent iii) K1,000 for annual |
K250 |
K1,000 |
|
01/07/91 |
i) K600 for CMV K10,000 ii) K1,200 for CMV iii) K2,000 for CMV above |
K2,000 |
K500 |
K5,000 |
|
01/01/94 |
K25,000 |
K25,000 |
K5,000 |
K50,000 |
a. The consent application fees came into effect on 26th January 1985. Prior to that date all consent applications
for dealings in land were free of charge. Figures in the table are the respective fees as they were being
reviewed upward from time to time.
For an assignment or transfer of the lease, the applicant must pay a K2,000 consent fee (1993
rate). He or she must produce photocopies of the national registration card of the buyer, if an
individual, or, if a company, form 23 from the company's registry, and copies of the national
registration cards of all the shareholders. Alternatively, an investment certificate from the Investment
Centre can be produced to establish that the applicant is a Zambian or qualified to hold land in
Zambia. The applicant must also show that the ground rent is paid up to date and that he or she is not